Nice try! And I must say you have a good justification for what you said though, they are constructive enough but gambling is beyond that and so is the way gamblers should engage it. This is why I say there are no certain/perfect means of knowing the amount you will be committing to gambling from what you earn. Considering all that you wrote, have you also considered the affinity of the person to gambling? If it is less, no matter the calculation you made based on this kind of consideration, it will never work. Such a person who has a little affinity for gambling might earn as much as $5,000 in a month and gamble just $20 of it. This is because his interest is not in gambling, so why commeasure his earnings with gambling? Such kinds of people will gamble when they feel like it, as it is not what will sustain them for a living but just an extra activity that they do if they feel like it, even as other alternative activities are there that will not put their money at risk like gambling.

However, the other set are the ones who have a high affinity for gambling, and even at that, there are different categories of them. There are some that will be neutral with their calculation based on bills to be paid and other considerations as you iterated above to come up with the amount they can afford for gambling. These are still the ones that are sane with it, they are responsible gamblers and know what they are doing. But there are core gamblers who will not even regard anything so seriously. After taking out the money needed for necessities and important bills, be sure that the rest amount is not safe in their hands anymore. But still, I advise anyone no matter their addiction to gambling to be responsible towards it. And no matter how much they love gambling, a clear sense of calculation to know the right amount to gamble from their earning is important.

It doesn't have to be bill payments and others also, there should be extra money for savings and investments (purpose and retirement) and even extra for unforeseen circumstances as well. Lastly, the money for gambling should be taken out of a huge sum and not out of scarce resources. Let us just be wise and think about our future and that of our dependents above anything else.

Being confident in your belief doesn't guarantee a win, anything can happen in games and bettings, and that is why we cannot base the success or win of any bettor on expertise alone but on luck as well. And whether the chance is so high or not, you may still lose a match, that is why no one should even think of the perfect selection in gambling that will warrant unnecessary confidence. You can now vary this with your reverse strategy, you will realise that it is still the same thing, do not ever think a certain strategy/pattern will save you completely, it might have just done you good that time, but what about next time? If I may ask you as well, how many times have you tried this reverse strategy and how many months have you tried it at the same time? These are part of what you will need to test to ascertain the credibility of it. And if, at all, it starts earning for you consistently (which I think will not happen), then you should know that your main strategy is not good in the first place, if not, it should still be delivering good winnings to you, and I mean at least 75% winning.

Sports betting is the easiest and safest betting aspect of gambling and if anyone cannot get it right through it, such a person may not be able to get it right with anything gambling ever.  Still, just for a piece of advice, should in case this reverse strategy fails you and your main strategy is not working as well, you may turn to straight winning or losing matches with a reasonable odd attached to it. It is the simplest betting strategy in sports betting, and once you know the information of the teams that would bet, the rest is a natural workover for everyone. However, combining games like many greedy gamblers do is an issue here, and the more you combine games, the less the possibility that you win that ticket.

Good luck and I hope to read about your progress again!

Drake's curse is becoming more popular these days, and it is getting to the point that if Drake chooses a team, one should choose the other...lol But this is not particularly true because he has had his fair winnings as well, only that in most crucial matches, his choices are mostly wrong. Perhaps he should employ someone like me in crucial bet selection since my experience is quite the opposite of his, I hardly lose.

Jokes apart, I don't even know how he analyses his games and the people who analyse for him, as the fight between Fury and Usyk was an almost sure one if one would analyse their last 5 matches correctly.

Other sports? He is active in other sports as well, only that he is a popular loser.

I understand. There are some countries where some lines of work are scarce, but yet, in the most urban part of the country, I am sure that such service could still be easily found, only that the cost might not be comfortable. This is the main reason that the establishments relating to therapy and psychology are not so much booming in developing and third-world countries.

That said, I like to say that you might not be exposed to some facts of gambling issues compared to others, it all depends on the environment you are in and the kind of circle you keep. I am happy that you could still cite two examples, but I am sure that it will be worse elsewhere in the same country if you inquire about this. In as much as gambling is predominant in that country, you will always see the good, bad and ugly gamblers no matter what, and if you are not connected so well to some localities and personalities, you may never know.

Besides, I am still curious about the first example you gave here, are you saying the guy later got healed and stayed away from gambling or what? And could it be because he divorced his wife? I don't really get the gist, bro.

Well, there is nothing that BC.Game support will do in this regard other than the instruction/advice they've given to him because they will have to be thorough in satisfying the regulatory aspect of the KYC to get exonerated on their part. If it were to be another situation, I would have reacted differently and taken the OP more seriously but this is a self-caused issue. You want to withdraw but you do not have all the requirements to withdraw. Since that is the issue and you already know it, why not get it fixed? It is as simple as that instead of crying foul. No one will support you on that. That is why it is even better that you complete the KYC in the beginning to avoid issues like this.

Another thing I do these days is to make sure that I use a non-expiring ID to verify my accounts to avoid future issues. Do you know why? Some companies have now started copying themselves with the habit of disturbing their customers over again to provide another passport, for example, on the expiry date of the former one provided. In this situation, issues like the one here may still arise.

It starts from the inclination of big investors in crypto projects, most of them do not trust it, and the few that trust it will prefer to invest in their Bitcoin or other big crypto projects other than casino tokens. And as an investor myself, I understand their plight, especially if they are such investors with traditional motives, they will never be convinced about such a project unless they just want to take some extra risks out of their principles. Also, there are many traditional alternatives for these people, which means that they are not missing out on anything. Many of them are shareholders, and stock owners and have various properties and other businesses. So if they do not earn through cryptocurrency or casino tokens, they are earning massively elsewhere. This could only mean that their money is not wasting off in the bank, they are effectively utilizing it to make more money, that's why they call them big investors in the first place, they have nothing to lose as it is never a must to invest in crypto projects.

This has always been the best advice in risky engagements and those who are not regarding it are always the victims of the risky activity. Gambling for example is part of it which is why it is good that we do not engage it with the blindness of the love we have for it, the fun we want to catch or the money we want to make from it, but engage it wisely and rightly. This is the only smart way out here and it starts by first knowing what we want to do in it through various learning and awareness of the benefits and the issues that could arise from it. It is after this we need to move further to knowing the right management, which starts with money and risk management, and for money management, one has to adhere to what you said, the money that means nothing to us is so advisable here because it is affordable as it is popularly termed. Anything outside this is not convenient and most people regret it. Although, some still risk it and get away with it, but I can assure you that most people are regretting bitterly by risking the money they can't afford to lose for gambling.

With such huge wagering, I don't think there will be some common casinos that will allow that due to their internal risk management arrangement, they will always restrict you if you are going bigger. Nevertheless, my advice is that you should not push yourself too hard on this so that you will not be a victim of casinos that will not pay your winnings having tricked you, liquidity matters here. You may want to split the money into parts like you did this time and wager it among different casinos, this is even better to safeguard your money in case one or two of them treat you badly.

I do this a lot in my trading as well if I realise that my money is getting bigger. Who knows, the brokers could get greedy someday and deny me of my money due to one false allegation or the other which I am so confident that it can never be true because I play by the rule.

All the same, good luck to you on this and I look forward to a day I will even wager as much as $5,000, talkless of $1,000,000. Kudos!

Stand up for the champion! I knew how this match would end and I am so happy that it did not disappoint me. The two guys tried their best, but still, I realised that Usyk had studied carefully how to beat a giant like Fury coupled with his surviving spirit and strength. If the referee had not cautioned Usyk at some points, he would have collapsed Fury, if not knocked him out. I respect Usyk for his respect for the sport, he never got aggressive or tried to overdo but followed instructions and cautioned himself nicely, which is another herioc part of him. He understood the game and played well by the rules despite having some advantage to do some ugly things.

And yes, Fury has accepted that defeat and even thanked Usyk for a very good match. There could be a rematch though, but the Fury is ranting for now even as he was never coherent in his speech as usual claiming family, self and health. With time, we see how things unfold, but still, I believe he can't do better against Usyk, the guy will beat him again based on what I saw yesterday.

If one is not careful about this thread, the person will be making mistakes, which was why in my first post here, I iterated that I never had that context "worse" experience with any casino because I am always careful about my selections. With that, anyone would know that I never wanted to rank my casinos in order not to discredit them for just a little fault like you are trying to guard against here as well. In your case, that casino that delayed your withdrawal is by all facts your worst casino, but still, they may not be that bad, especially if they have a good justification for the delay or it was just a misunderstanding or a technical glitch. It would be so unfair to now label them the worst casinos you've ever used.

I have my few complaints with some casinos too but they are merely issues that were little and were solved amicably which doesn't warrant stating that they are my worst experience if I consider the service I've received from all casinos I've had. All are just good or fairly good, and since no casino has ever denied my withdrawal in particular, I maintain the point that they are still good to me even if some are with some tiny faults

Although I fully understand your gist but some of your words and the narration therein are not without some faults. Take for example what you wrote in your first sentence, it is not right, the risk-averse investors/traders will always be avoiding excessive risk, they are conservative and will try as much as possible to limit their risks and not the other way around. I suppose you meant to write risk appetite, this is what best explains what you narrated there.

That said, many categories of traders exist in the market and I always advise that regardless of what anyone is doing or advising you to do, just have that learning and experience about the market so that you are well-informed and able to know the best style that suits your trading goal in relation to the kind of person you are. You can see that they are two different things (goal/purpose and your person) as the trading goal you have may not be good for the kind of person you are, so you do not have any choice but to adjust to the choice that fits you to avoid later issues. You can imagine the person who can't take huge risks and is even very protective of his money trying to make huge money in the shortest possible time. That person will only lose his money due to emotion and unreasonable risks as a result of fear, which is why we must study ourselves and what we can afford to do in the market without issues instead of believing that we can just fit in well in all trading styles and plans, No.

Also, long-term and short-term strategies can earn for gamblers, except that the long-term traders/investors are more patient and think better than the short-term traders/investors. Not that the short-term traders/investors don't think as well only that they are faster in their reasoning and decision making which often causes some mistakes. Above all, traders should go for the option that is convenient for them as the two are good and also depend on the time the trader has for the trading in addition to the points I've made so far. Those who do not have time should go for the long-term strategies to save more time.

You raised a very good point and I hope I am not yet late for the party. I also read what so many people wrote here which now makes me confused about whether moderators have the right to lock and unlock a thread or not, which is against what I believed initially, and I know that many also believed that moderators have that power as well and not only the admin.

Regardless, just like what PowerGlove pointed out here, any action made by any moderate or any high ranking persons on the forum who can do what other ordinary members can't do should not just be but also the reason for the action.

This is not only to allege/sanction the users but also for such users to know and avoid it next time. Some actions could be confusing at times, so what use is it if the person redo it if he didn't know what was wrong with the initial one?

That is a good one, but if you take the statistics of the gamblers who are truly gambling for fun, you will see that the percentage is so small. This invariably means that most gamblers are doing it for the money, so we do not think otherwise if gamblers are losing and complaining so much about it, their psychology towards it is faulty from the beginning. Knowing this psychology about gambling, I've been trying to avoid issues associated with it from the onset and it has been positive to my gambling activities.

Dividing it now into two, the main gist here is that I am gambling for fun and neutral about money-making for the best results. The first is my gambling on casinos, it has always been for the fun, which is why I wager a little amount and whenever I hit a good win, I still maintain my psychological balance and continue wagering for the fun. This is why I hardly withdraw money from my casinos' gambling since I do not take it so seriously due to its nature and risk, and no matter the money I can or lose there, they get to always balance themselves in my portfolio.

But the second part which is sports betting, I know within me that I gamble it for the money because I wager higher therein and my focus is more, but still, my psychology is balanced even as I am neutral about money-making. There is no desperation here at all to warrant me losing hugely or lacking the right management towards my gambling. You can see that it will hardly affect someone like me, which is the path I think others should follow as well.

The stopping of gambling is important but this is still relative and the relative part is what you might have mixed up here. One may stop gambling entirely, stop it for a session or even stop it for some duration of time to take a break for some purposes which includes addiction. You can see that it is three but your remarks make it generalized as one which could be confusing. Well, gamblers should always know why they are gambling, their capacity for gambling, their affinity for gambling, the management used to cater for some excesses, overbearing attitudes and mistakes, and finally, such a gambler must know the limit to his psychology to be cautious. If all these points can be put into consideration, it will be so easy to help any gambler achieve their purpose and still be responsible in it and not waste their resources unnecessarily.

Also, gamblers should have their expertise and style of betting, their budget and management and plans, and how they will get all those coordinated to avoid issues for themselves. This calls for the highlights of the purpose and plans which includes the disciplined to make sure that they do exactly what they want to do. If you are entering a gambling house or opening your gambling platform, you should know the total money to be spent and how it will be spent per betting without ever going against it. So when this has been exhausted, then it is the right time to stop in my opinion. Also, if a gambler is facing a gambling challenge like addiction, it is also the right time to stop, at least to take a break. But if the issue persists so long, well, I will not call that a stop again to make it more emphatic but to quit if possible.

There is this saying that "there is nothing new under the sun," which makes me believe that many casinos would be doing community services or similar things to that. They could be sponsoring some people's educations, have foundations, donate to welfare and many more. The issue is that this is more local than international for everyone to know, and the fact that many are now turning to online casinos that are not operating in their home countries will never let them know what is happening in the local countries of the casinos. Also, some owners of casinos will be philanthropists, and of course, that will always be channelled to something beneficial/productive, and many will even have their own foundations and support groups, political affiliation for donations, and fund support groups for the benefit of the society.

Unfortunately, I will not be able to provide you with any links now, but I said all that because I know of some local casinos in my country doing all that. Will many know about it if they (the casinos and them) are not in the same country? And the fact that some casinos are not even operating globally (have their presence in all countries of the world) will never allow some people who are using their services online to know what they are doing in their closets.

First, I do not have a choice but to focus on online gambling but if I have the chance patronise the physical casinos because I am a busy person and the proximity of the standard physical casino to my house is like a journey. So this is always discouraging and since there are standard restaurants and bars around me, there is no urge to go for the standard physical casino because those are the extra I target going there, not the gambling per se.

However, it surprised me with the free food and drink remarks you attributed to physical casinos, personally, I've not witnessed such before. Good, those extras are there but for a certain access fee, so you do not get that without the payment. It could have been another VIP package as well. I'm not saying in particular that this is not true but saying that it is not so in most cases. And the casino must be so big for such to be happening even as the company must have indirectly charged for the food and drinks elsewhere.

I have been trying to detach emotion from my gambling for my own good. What is best to do is to zero your mind on the outcome and not let the sentiment of the team betted to win cloud your reaction regardless of whether it is your club/team or not. What matters is coordinated behaviour above all other things else, and if it is an issue, then it is so good for the gambler to avoid such a situation where the bettor will be watching the team betted on regardless of whether it is your team or not.

Reactions happen truly and it could be ugly at times if not better managed. This is the time you will see some people taking the slightest matter too personally in the viewing centre and even at home, and I have seen many like that, which is not worth it. Maturity goes a long way and if you are such that will not be able to comport yourself in some situation, then avoid it, that's my plight here.

As for the guy, I simply do not understand what he meant by "beating favourite team." Could it be that he betted against his own team? If that is the case, then I see him as more heroic and natural to face reality and thereby bet on what his speculation says is right. So beating his team here will mean nothing to him at all.

I'm often faced with this kind of situation in trading, but not in my gambling because I do not even play in such a way that will put me under this kind of pressure. I just do not look at my gambling ticket/platform until my sports betting bets are fully played and I win or lose. This could be tempting at times, but if you are a good gambler with a very proper money and risk management plan along with it, it will not be an issue with you because all of your winnings and account management will be above average, and in such a situation like this, you might not even be bothered as they will be on average too because there are times you will end it out of panic but the match will eventually end against you, and there are times you will quit it early and the match will eventually end in your favour if you had waited.

Regardless, the gambler should know the rules of management in gambling, and this entails the management of one's money and self (psychology) as well. This goes a long way in linking with the right contentment. You cannot have it all at all times, and if you miss big today and gain little, you could still be justified because of the contentment in it. What if you never take the little one but later lose everything? That would be disastrous to say the truth. However, your thought about teh size of teh winning is good, the money has to be encouraging before you close it, that's the way I do as well. If I wanted to win $1,000 and I am seeing the guaranteed amount to be $200, I do not just waste my time. But in the situation where I now see the guaranteed amount to be $850 or even a bit lower, why not call it quit? That's bravery to me no matter what anyone may say.

I do not conclude so fast, so I do not blame people immediately for their actions. How can I do that when I never investigated the two sides, and in some cases, you would detect that those who are alleging are actually the bad ones? Well, In my understanding of this and the little experience had as well, some people might be so selfish and would not want anyone to take a bite out of their goodies. This could be the nature of the gambler who won, but at the same time, his friends and people around him should just respect him for his behaviour, they should go and make their own money, and pray for a better life instead of focusing or backbiting about someone's success.

Again, in many cases, the winner of the bet may be exonerated in this, at least by his conscience and Karma because of the nature of the friend he keeps and the people around him. This is why I said we should not just judge outright without investigating first as cases vary. Some people are so bad, that they may never be satisfied, they may be jealous/envious and some may even cause threats which could include assault and robbery. In this case, you should not expect less from the winner. We should always be wise, many will never be happy with our success whether we like it or not.

Fine, there are means of identification, but this has never been 100% effective. As I write, underage people are gambling with verified means online and offline, and they either fake it, buy a verified accounts/IDs or look for older persons to verify the account for them. So this can never be 100% reliable.

But let say you should speak for yourself and not others on others and not speaking for companies, let them talk for themselves. Fine, some casinos will truly mean well for the world, but I can assure you that many, if not almost all of them do not see it that way, they are all for the money regardless of who brings the money. The age issue has been the subject of discussion for so long, it is much better in many sane countries where their system is working and people are not so desperate for money. But for the developing/poor/third world countries where anything goes, nothing like that can't be spoken of them.

By the way, that is for the physical betting. But for online gambling, if not for the regulations, do you think that casinos will not do worse? If some of them could be caught for money laundry and cheating of customers, how much more is collecting money from underage people who they did not force to do so but are willingly interested in gambling. It is the law that is restricting them and curbing a long of menaces and excesses of companies not that they will out of their good nature do the needful, except a few of them that are truly humanly in nature.